Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 56 Guess
In the video footage, Gin has a cigarette in his mouth and one hand on the car window.

He seemed to be driving, his hair flying back and blowing in the wind, his eyes lifeless yet incredibly sharp.

What's with the hat? It's so windy, but it's not even fluttering. Could this be a semi-fixed outfit, like Ran's unicorn hat?

And the car—his Porsche 356A is still in Tokyo. Didn't Gin claim he wouldn't drive anything but a Porsche 356A? Does he have another one in Hokkaido?

By the way, what kind of shady technology is this video call, and it can even be answered inside a car? Logically speaking, this is at most a 2G era technology. Isn't this kind of 4G wireless communication product a bit excessive?

I'll have to ask Frank about this later; he should equip his GTR with one of these black-hat gimmicks.

Natsukawa had a head full of questions, but he was on the phone with Gin right now, so it was clearly not the time to ask.

If you want to ask, you should ask Vodka separately later; that big mouth can say anything.

"Has Shi Ren Chunxin's problem been resolved?"

Gin's voice came through the screen, and despite being weakened by the electronic network, it still had a chilling quality to it.

Vodka, with a smug grin, said what he thought was an obedient smile, "Yes, big brother, it's been delivered here. By the way, do you need me to go to Hokkaido? Tequila can handle things in Tokyo, right?"

Despite his subordinate's humility towards his superior, Gin remained unmoved, merely glancing coldly at Vodka before turning to Tequila, "Tequila, what are you doing here?"

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow and looked at the vodka.

Vodka hurriedly explained a few things, and Gin nodded and continued, "Alright, you can go out now. I have something to say to Vodka."

Clearly, compared to its younger sibling vodka, tequila is not yet at the level where gin can be entrusted with important responsibilities.

Xia Chuan nodded slightly and went straight out the door.

Outside the door, Xia Chuan thoughtfully crushed the eavesdropping device in his hand.

For a moment, he considered eavesdropping on Gin and Vodka's conversation, but then decided against it.

This is a software research and development base, so there are bound to be some anti-eavesdropping devices here, which is not very safe.

The distillery has two of the most important projects in the storyline.

One is developing a certain software, and the other is drug A, which Shirley is primarily researching.

Natsukawa suspected that the conversation between Vodka and Gin was related to the mysterious software development.

The fact that Ren Chunxin was involved, along with the previously obtained list of software developers, all point to one issue.

The winery is increasing its investment in software development.

Xia Chuan suddenly noticed a key point.

While the brewery is actively seeking software development talent, Gin seems to have become much less tolerant of Sherry.

Based on the original storyline, Sherry should be the most important person in charge of the organization's development of drug A.

Even if there were other talented people who could assist in developing Drug A, Gin had no reason to kill Sherry's sister just because the other party was throwing a tantrum.

This is too outrageous.

His sister had previously found a mole in the organization, Rye, to be her boyfriend, and Gin still tolerated her and she's still alive.

Sherry grew up in the brewery, so Gin couldn't possibly be unaware of her personality. Akemi Miyano's death would definitely affect Sherry, potentially causing the research to be paused or even interrupted.

He's Gin, the distillery's most diligent little bee; he couldn't possibly have taken these factors into account before taking action.

Does this mean that drug A has become less important in the organization?
Is it because decades of research have not yielded the desired results that Karasuma Renya has become impatient?

Or did they explore a new path to longevity? It's related to software engineering.

For example, artificial intelligence or a brain in a vat. With physical immortality hopeless, Karasuma Renya chose the possibility of eternal consciousness, like Sawada Hiroki; this is not impossible.

However, this is just his speculation. The truth is still unknown, and the final secrets of the winery will have to be uncovered by Conan.

Or perhaps he's been lying low for a while, hoping to get some clues.

After waiting for half an hour, Vodka finally came out of the room.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

Vodka was taken aback when he saw Tequila standing not far from the door. He thought the other party had already left, but he didn't expect that she would be waiting for him at the door.

Xia Chuan helplessly spread his hands, "You can't even get a taxi here, so what do you think I'm waiting for you here for?"

Of course, it was to gather information.

For example, Xia Chuan was very interested in the two-way video call feature.

Gin can make wireless calls while driving in Hokkaido; the distillery's technology seems quite impressive.

At this time of year, big-sized mobile phones are all the rage, while smaller mobile phones are still the exclusive domain of the wealthy. The winery has achieved remote wireless video calling, which means it has "recruited" a lot of talent in software and electronics technology.

"Let's go back to the cocktail bar and have a drink."

Vodka acknowledged the codename member who could handle his speed and planned to have another drink before dawn.

My older brother isn't here, and I don't have anything else to do today, so it's perfect for me to have a blast.

Xia Chuan felt a sense of déjà vu as he watched Vodka's behavior, like a wife visiting her parents and the husband venting his frustrations.

"Sure. But shouldn't you hurry up and take care of the task Gin asked you to do?"

Vodka started the car, a cigarette dangling from his lips as he exhaled a smooth smoke ring. "Nothing much, just told me to keep an eye on Sherry."

Vodka was clearly not telling the truth. There was no need for a video call to express one's opinion on Sherry; an email or a phone call would suffice. The video call must have had some other purpose, but since Vodka didn't say anything, he couldn't press the matter further.

"By the way, this car also has the communication technology from earlier, right? Where is the switch?" Xia Chuan sat in the passenger seat, his eyes scanning the control panel.

It's Gin's car after all, so it must have this thing installed.

“Here it is.” Vodka tapped a black button next to the hazard lights. “This is a new communication technology developed by the organization. However, because the device is too large, it can only be installed in a vehicle and cannot be made portable. Moreover, it is very expensive and cannot be widely adopted.”

The meaning is simple and clear: this thing is useless. Apart from being able to see each other's images, it has no special use. Moreover, the image clarity is not high. Xia Chuan knows this all too well. The image quality is no more than 480p, and any blurrier and it looks like it has been censored.

"There is only one advantage: it is encrypted video communication via a dedicated satellite channel, which avoids the possibility of being eavesdropped on."

Damn it, the brewery actually has its own satellite!

Xia Chuan's lips twitched; he hadn't expected the distillery to be this extravagant.

Seemingly noticing his surprise, Vodka sighed, "We don't have our own satellites, at least not yet. With the money to buy satellites, we wouldn't be short of your pittance."

Xia Chuan thought about it and agreed, "So we have someone in a satellite control center in some country?"

"I can't tell you that," Vodka said in a muffled voice.

Ok.

Xia Chuan understood, and Vodka said yes.

Porsche's exhaust fumes once again sprayed onto the streets of Beika Town. Several traffic police officers who had just returned to the Metropolitan Police Department were furious and had no choice but to go out on the call again, but they still failed to catch the crazy man who was speeding at night.

(End of this chapter)